Following are inscriptions on the Geburts and Taufschein that are posted on the Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur Gallery Web site. Visit his Web site to see images of these Geburts and Taufscheins. The Gallery is copyrighted by John Bieber.
Daniel BIEBER
Born: 1799 Nov 20 in Oley Township, Berks County.
Baptized: 1800 May 3 by Rev. Lehmann.
Parents: Jacob Bieber and Ester LASCH.
Sponsors: Father and Mother.
Died: 1859 Nov 3.
Beneville BIEBER
Born: 1821 Dec 3 in Oley Township, Berks County.
Baptized: 1822 Feb 7 by Rev. Miller.
Parents: Daniel Bieber and Esther DEISCHER.
Sponsors: The Father and Mother.
William BIEBER
Born: 1827 Oct 27 in Oley Township, Berks County.
Baptized: 1828 Mar 31 by Rev. Miller.
Parents: Daniel Bieber and Esther DEISCHER.
Sponsors: William Bieber and Maria GRIESEMER.
Peter NAGL
Born: 1807 November 8 in Lower Saucony Township, Northampton County.
Parents: Johannes Nagl and Margareta SCHLEYER.
Sponsors: Peter [Kristein?] and Elisabetha [Achylin?].
Georg GROTZ
Born: 1779 Apr 26 in Easton, Northampton County.
Parents: Jacob Grotz and Maria He[--].
Sponsors: Jeremiah He[--] and wife.
Beneath the normal infill area something is written about an event in 1801, perhaps a marriage. The name Maria Wag[--] or Maria Mag[--] appears here.
Son, [Lesli] NEINER
Born: 1819 Mar 2 in Elisabeth Township, Lancaster County.
Baptized: 1819 Mar 23 by Rev. Ländes.
Parents: Johannes Neiner and Magdalena ZARTMAN.
Sponsors: Jacob Zartman and wife Elisabeth.
Samuel MEHS
Born: 1844 Mar 16 in Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon County.
Baptized: 1844 Aug 17 by Rev. Leinbach.
Parents: Peter Mehs and Sahra LEIBIRH.
Sponsors: Parents.
Certificate decorated by Francis D. LEVAN, who signed near the bottom.
Annetta BERGER
Born: 1865 March 27 in Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Baptized: 1865 April 22 by Rev. Leinbach.
Parents: George Berger and Catharina [KEMERER ?].
Sponsors: the parents.
Estella Rebecca DANNER
Born: 1870 June 24 in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
Baptized: 1870 August 28 by Rev. Alfred Dubs.
Parents: Wilson M. Danner and Maria S. WALBERT.
Sponsors: Parents.
The fraktur artist is William GROS.
Elisabeth JODDER
Born: 1795 January 20 in Limerick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
Baptized: 1819 April 9 by Rev. J. C. Walter.
Parents: Johannes Jodder and Catharina HERD.
Below the normal infill area is the following information: On 1819 April 11 she received Holy Communion from
the above-mentioned Reverend and became a member of the Lutheran Congregation. And she married Georg S. HOCH [or possibly Georg Shoch] on 1817 March 23.
Friedrich BLATT
Born: 1772 Dec 24 at 4:00 P.M. in Bern Township, Berks County.
Baptized: 1773 Mar 15 by Rev. Wilhelm Stoy.
Parents: Adam Blatt and Barbara KLEE.
Sponsors: Friedrich Blatt and wife Margaretha.
Note at bottom says Friedrich died 1847 Sep 15 "in the morning about 7 oclock."
Susanna FUHRMANN
Born: 1798 April in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Baptized: 1798 by Rev. Boas (Boos).
Parents: Johannes Fuhrmann and Christina TANNEHAUER.
Sponsors: Friedrich Fuhrmann and wife Elisabeth.
The form dates from after 1840 and records a much earlier birth. This same birth appears in the records of Schwartzwald Church in Berks County.
Samuel BROBST
Born: 1840 Mar 16 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County.
Baptized: 1840 Mar 29 by Rev. Herrman.
Parents: Simon Brobst and Salome Kunkel.
Sponsors: William Brobst and Rebecca Dietrich.
Confirmed: 1858 Apr 10 by Rev Heilig.
Died: 1914 Apr 26.
Heinrich MAURER
Born: 1850 Jan 5 in North Mannheim Township, Schuylkill County.
Baptized: 1850 Mar 18 by Rev. Hoffmayer.
Parents: Charles Maurer and Cathrina Krämer.
Sponsors: The Parents.
William Abner CHRISTMAN
Born: 1870 April 16 in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
The fraktur artist is William Grohs.
Sarah MILLER
Born 1859 June 18 in Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The fraktur artist is Martin Wetzler.
Abi DIETRICH
Born: 1839 September 11 in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Baptized: 1839 October 26 by Rev. Jäger.
Parents: Michael Dietrich and Hanna Will.
Sponsors: Daniel Stump and wife Lidia.
Confirmed: Lutheran 1855.
Married: Benjamin Grünewald 1859 November 27.
David LEINFELDER
Born: 1819 Nov 21 in Hannover Twp., Lebanon Co.
Baptized: 1820 Mar 20 by Rev. Stein.
Parents: Johannes Leinfelder and his wife, Christina Sattezaum.
Sponsors: John Kieth and his wife Lydia.
Anna Elizabeth SMITH
Born: 1861 April 7 in Jackson Township, Lebanon Co.
Baptized: by Lewis Eggers 1861 June 16.
Parents: Ephraim Smith and his wife Sarah, a daughter of Henry Kapp.
Witness: Elizabeth Kapp.
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